Reenforced shirt cuff



m 7 G. I. BENNETT REENFORCED SHIRT CUFF Filed July 17-. 1926 Patented Mar. 8; 1927.

GUY IRVING BENNETT, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO 'WILIIIAIVI 1 CLYDE riunze, or

REENFOROED Application filed July 17,

This invention relates to improvements in the construction of'the' cuffs of shirts.

It is a well known fact that the life of a soft shirt is materially Shortened by the wearing out of the-cuffs of the shirt at the lines of fold. This is due to several causes,

one being that this portion of the'sliirt is subjected to rubbing contact with the coat sleeves or with gloves, when gloves are worn, as for example, automobile'gloves, and another cause is the extra friction'which is required to cleanse this portion of the shirt in laundering the same, the fold of a shirt cutl' usually becoming soiled before any other part of the shirt. In view of the foregoing, the present invention has as its object to provi de means for reenforcing a shirt cuff along its line of fold and in such a manner as to prevent wear of this portion of the garment to such extent that it will remain as intact as the remainderof the garment and for the entire length of the life of the garment as a whole.

Another object of the invention is to pro Vide a shirt'cutf reenforced in such a manner along its fold line that this portion of the cuff will not be subjected to the same amount of friction in washing and ironing as ordinarily, so that wear from this cause is minimized.

Another object of the invention is to devise means for reenforcing a shirt cuff along its line of fold, which means will effectually serve its protecting function and will likewise add to the attractiveness of the garment.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a view illustrating a shirt cuflj' reenforced in accordance-with the present invention, the cuff being folded but straightened out or opened so as to better illustrate the invention.

Figure 2 is a similar View but illustrating the cuff unfolded and spread out.

Figure 3 is a fragmentary plan view simi lar to Figure 2, illustrating a slight modification of the invention.

In the drawings, the shirt cuff is indicated in general by the numeral 1 and is provided with the usual marginal hem 2 and the usual matching buttonholes 3, the cuff COLUMBUS, OHIO.

SHIRT CUFF. r

1926. Serial No. 123,164.

vention first contemplates running a line of stitching, indicated by the numeral 5, directly along the line'of fold 4c of the cuff. The stitches thus made may be relatively long, as shown in Figures 1 and 2 of the drawings, andexposed at the exterior of the cuff as a whole. If the cuff is of linen or similar material, then these stitches will be of linen threador, if the cuff is of silk or other delicate cloth, silk thread will be employed in running the line of stitches 5. However, linen thread is to be preferred where thematerial of the cuff is such that it may be employed without being noticeable or in conspicuous contrast with the particular material of th cuff. Likewise. threads of linen and silk combined may be employed and thread of any of the standard sizes may be used, depending upon the judgment of the manufacturer or anyone practicing the invention. Likewise, where the goods of which the cuff is made is figured or striped, and of some distinctive color or one or more colors, thread'of a suitable color will be selected for running .the line of stitches 5.

These stitches are run through all of the plies comprising the cuff and, as stated, they are preferably comparatively'long as it is contemplated that they willreceive the wear to which thecutf, at the fold, would otherwise be subjected. Likewise, the stitches may be run by hand orby machine and either at the time of manufacture of the garment or subsequently. Fi re 1 of the drawings clearly illustrates the fact thatthe stitches 5 are disposed directly at the edge or fold of the cuff so that it will be quite obvious that the stitches receive the greater part of the wear but as they will be preferably of a tough thread such as linen or thread of a character capable of withstanding considerable wear, they will serve for a long period of time to protect the material of the cuff at the fold.

In addition to the line of stitching 5, two other lines of stitching, indicated by the numeral 6, are run through the cuff at the fold 4E, and are located at opposite sides of the line of stitching 5 and slightly spaced therefrom and parallel thereto so that one of these lines of stitching will be located at the inner side of the fold and the other at the outer side thereof when the cuff is folded, as shown in Figure 1. These lines of stitching 6 likewise receive a considerable portion v 7 1,620,319 V .SITAZTES PATENT. OFFICE.

of the wear to which the edge 01' fold of a shirtcutf is ordinarily subjected, and they may possess any of the characteristics ascribed to the thread employed in making the line of stitching 5, exceptthat they are preferably shorter stitches. Likewise, the lines of stitching 6 and the line of stitching 5 may be of thread of different or contrasting colors or the same color andallof' the lines may readily be made to harmonize with .the pattern of the-garment. The chiefz function of the lines 01% stitching 6 isto relatively stabilize the plies of thecuitatthe fold so that there canibe no appreciable relative-displacement ol';tl1e plies as for example in laundering, thus avoiding the considerable friction between the plies at thisipoint which otherwise takes place and particularly in view of the necessity of thoroughly washing or cleansing this portion ofthe garment as it, as previously stated, becomes soiled heforeany'other portion of the garment. Likewise,ithe stitches 6, being somewhat shorter than the stitches 5, serve to relieve the stitches 5 of any tension or strain to which they might otherwise'be subjected through tendency toward relative displacement of the plies of thecufifiif it were not for the provision of the said stitches 6. In the em- I bodiment of the invention illustrated in Figures-l-and 2 of-the drawings, the stitches are straight stitches, although stitches of any character may-be run through the plies of the cufi and, in the embodiment shown. in

.Figure 3, loop'stitehes may be-run in three lines,-as indicate :lone by the numeral 7 and \two others by the numeral 8, and corresponding to the lines of stitches 5 and 6. 'It will be understood, of course, thatanyof the many types of stitches may be made and either plain or ornamental so as to best serve the purpose, depending uponthe character of the material of which the garment is made.

/Vhile'the arrangement illustrated in the drawings is the preferred one, nevertheless, a greater-number of lines of stitches may be run through the cult along the fold thereof it found expedient,it being preferable, however, to have all lines of stitches parallel to one :another.

Having thus described the-invention, what I claim is:

.1. A shirt cu'li comprising the usual plies of material and havingthe-usual'fold, a hne of stitching -extending through the plies,

along the said fold and coincident therewith,

and a second line of stitching extending through the plies along the foldrelatively close and parallel to the first:mentioneddine of stitching.

2..A shirt cufi' comprisingthe usualplies of material and having the usual fold, a line o't stitching extending through the plies dircctly along the it'old, and. other lines oi? stitching extending through the :plies parallel to and at opposite sides of the-first mentioned line of stitching.

GUY TRVIN BENNETT. [n.s] 

